Urambo in Winter

In winter (June, July and August), Urambo sees average daytime highs around 30°C and overnight lows near 18°C, with 1 mm of rain over about 0 wet days across the season. It is the 2nd-warmest season and the driest season of the year.

Across winter, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 30°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 48% of the time across winter, and the air most often feels dry.

Winter is Urambo's best season of the year to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Urambo's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high
30°C
2nd-warmest season
Avg overnight low
18°C
Rainfall
1 mm
0 wet days
Avg wind
10 km/h
Travel score
6.5
best season of the year
Months
Jun · Jul · Aug

Temperature in Urambo in Winter

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Across winter, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 30°C.

A typical winter day in Urambo reaches about 30°C and drops to 18°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is August, the coolest July.

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How winter really feels in Urambo

Once humidity and wind are folded in, winter brings about 0 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

winter sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Urambo weather by month

How the three winter months (June, July and August) compare with the rest of the year — the season's months are highlighted.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan28° / 19°14820.912.34.7
Feb28° / 19°11416.712.24.6
Mar28° / 19°14418.1124.8
Apr28° / 19°11014.311.95.5
May29° / 19°243.711.86.5
Jun29° / 18°10.211.76.7
Jul29° / 17°0011.76.8
Aug31° / 19°10.211.86.0
Sep32° / 20°20.6125.1
Oct32° / 21°223.612.14.4
Nov30° / 20°11013.212.24.5
Dec28° / 19°1652112.34.6

Cloud cover in Winter

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 48% of the time across winter.

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Chance of precipitation in Winter

Any precipitation

Urambo gets around 1 mm of rain over 0 wet days across winter. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

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Humidity in Winter

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of winter feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

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Wind in Winter

Winds average 10 km/h across winter.

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Sunrise & sunset in Winter

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 42 min in early June to 11 h 54 min by late August. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

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Solar energy in Winter

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across winter, about 6.0 kWh/m².

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Planning a trip in winter

Hazard calendar for Urambo

In seasonPeak

None of Urambo's seasonal hazards peak in winter. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do.

Urambo's rainy season runs November–April, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is winter a good time to visit Urambo?

Our two travel scores rate winter for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal), averaged across the three months.

6.5
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
8.7
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

winter is a reasonable time to visit Urambo for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Urambo in Winter

From winter's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In winter, Urambo sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 18°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

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UV index in Urambo in Winter

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across winter averages around 10 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Urambo peaks around February 22 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 18 at about 10 (extreme).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeFeb 22UV 16Jun 18UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan12Extreme
Feb16Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul11Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec13Extreme

Air quality in Urambo in Winter

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where winter falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Urambo is worst in August — around 18 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 3.1× the cleanest month (May, 6 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodAug 1018 µg/m³May 136 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan12Good
Feb12Good
Mar10Good
Apr7Good
May6Good
Jun11Good
Jul18Moderate
Aug18Moderate
Sep14Moderate
Oct11Good
Nov8Good
Dec9Good
Location & terrain

Where is Urambo?

Urambo sits at 5.1°S, 32.0°E, 1,104 m above sea level, in Tanzania. The nearest listed city is Mabama, 54 km away.

TumbiTaboraSikongeNgurukaKahamaNzegaMasumbwe

Topography around Urambo

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Urambo.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Urambo has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 37 m around an average of 1,109 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 114 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 351 m.

The land around Urambo is covered by cropland (40%) and shrubs (25%) within 3 km, cropland (36%), trees (31%) and shrubs (25%) within 16 km, and trees (43%) and cropland (32%) within 80 km.

3 km
37 m
16 km
114 m
80 km
351 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswetland
Winter weather nearby: Mabama 54 km · Tumbi 76 km · Tabora 86 km · Sikonge 101 km · Nguruka 112 km · Kahama 150 km · Nzega 157 km · Masumbwe 160 km

Tanzania travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 3
Reconsider Travel
Power plugs
Type D / G
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 29% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$1,319
2025
Happiness
3.9 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
31%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
3.7
per 100k, 2020
Road deaths
31.1
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Lower middle
World Bank
English
Low
EF EPI 479
Religion
Christian 63%Muslim 34%folk religion 1%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Urambo (-5.0667°, 32.05°, elevation 1,104 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google.